[Servicemen with British airship R1]

Photograph of servicemen with British airship R1 (designation "Mayfly"), circa 1911. Possibly taken during its final test on September 24, 1911, when a gust of wind caused the airship to break in two.

Part of a photograph album related to John Sylvester Wheelwright's service with the Royal Naval Air Service, circa 1907-1943.

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